5-day FDP in Apparel Design concludes at NIIFT
Ludhiana, 13 June :
A five day Online Faculty Development Programme in Apparel Design (Elementary) successfully culminated at the Department of Fashion Design Knits, Northern India Institute of Fashion Technology (NIIFT) Ludhiana. The FDP was sponsored by ATAL Academy, which is a brainchild of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Govt. of India. Dr. Girdhari Lal Garg, Assistant Director, ATAL Academy, was the chief guest for the valedictory function. He said that Apparel Design is a creative field, with lucrative jobs on offer and congratulated the participants over successful completion of the online training, during the pandemic. Dr. Garg appreciated the initiatives of NIIFT for successful conduct of the progamme through online mode. The programme covered various aspects of Apparel Design, right from concept of designing till final garment production. While presenting the report, Mr. Harpreet Singh, Coordinator, Online ATAL FDP stated that, the total 15 sessions of two hours each, including one compulsory session on Emotional Intelligence, were held during the five days programme. Dr. Poonam Aggarwal Thakur, Principal, NIIFT in her closing remarks expressed gratitude towards the key resource persons involved in making the FDP a success. She appreciated the efforts of team and stated that this is only the beginning; NIIFT shall walk a long way ahead. Mr. Rakesh Kumar Kansal, Registrar, NIIFT, Ludhiana was also present during the valedictory function. 182 faculty members, research scholars, assessors and industry personnel, from premier textile and fashion institutes representing almost every state of the country registered for this programme and benefitted from it.
The key resource persons included Mr. Gurpreet Singh, Vice-President, Vardhman Textiles Ltd, Baddi, Mr. Noshad Ali Khan, Ex- Associate Professor, NIIFT, New Delhi, Dr. V. K. Kothari, Emeritus Professor, IIT, New Delhi, Dr. Vinay Midha, Professor, NIT, Jalandhar, Mr. Vivek Atray, ex-IAS, Mr. Parvesh Khurana, Business Head, Maitree Knitwears, Ludhiana, Mr. Kishore Motwani, Industrial Consultant, Dr. A.K. Choudhary, Associate Professor & Head, NIT, Jalandhar, Dr. Nandan Kumar, High Performance Textile Pvt. Ltd, Mr. Pravin Vadambe, Lead Consultant, Gherzi Consulting Engineers Pvt. Ltd, Mr. Mohan Cadiyam, TNG Technologies, Dr. Poonam Aggarwal Thakur, Principal, NIIFT and Mr. Harpreet Singh, Coordinator, Online ATAL FDP scheme.